Published: June 11, 2022 Sorry I don’t have information on the brand for these. We were fairly broke when we bought them, so I expect they are from either The Home Depot or Lowes. I will let you know if I can dig that information up. We had these bare wood doors installed (along with…
Reading #1) on the glass of the knob 60-second reading Lead (Pb): 13,700 +/- 1,000 ppm Bromine (Br): 24 +/- 2 ppm Copper (Cu): 42 +/- 10 ppm Zinc (Zn): 34 +/- 6 ppm Indium (In): 17 +/- 3 ppm Tin (Sb): 17 +/- 4 ppm Antimony (Sb): 1,460 +/- 21 ppm Barium (Ba): 51+/-…
Introduction (for those new to this website): Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009 and was the parent-advocate responsible for finding Lead in the popular fidget spinner toys in 2017. Tamara uses XRF testing (a scientific…
![2019 satin Nickel finish rectangular flush drawer pull by Classic Brass: 1,768 ppm Lead [90 is unsafe for kids’ items.]](https://tamararubin.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Rectangular-Flush-Satin-Nickel-Finish-Drawer-Pull-2019-Lead-Safe-Mama-01-768x576.jpg)
When tested with an XRF instrument this 2019 satin Nickel finish drawer pull by Classic Brass (pictured here) had the following readings: Front surface of drawer pull: Lead (Pb): 1,768 +/- 257 ppm Chromium (Cr): 377 +/- 170 ppm Tin (Sn): 1,293 +/- 148 ppm Zinc (Zn): 7,011 +/- 860 ppm Copper (Cu): 214,300 +/-…
![Kwikset sliver-colored door handle: No Lead! No Cadmium! No Mercury! No Arsenic! [A great choice!]](https://tamararubin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Kwikset-Silver-Nickel-Stainless-Door-Handle-Lead-Safe-Mama-2019-1-768x576.jpg)
When tested with an XRF instrument the silver-colored Kwikset door handle pictured here had the following readings: Lead (Pb): non-detect Cadmium (Cd): non-detect Mercury (Hg): non-detect Barium (Ba): non-detect Chromium (Cr): non-detect Antimony (Sb): non-detect Selenium (Se): non-detect Zinc (zn): 115,600 +/- 2,200 ppm All testing is done with a freshly calibrated XRF instrument. Test results…
When tested with an XRF instrument the Kwikset door handle pictured here had the following readings: Lead (Pb): non-detect Cadmium (Cd): non-detect Mercury (Hg): 494 +/- 185 ppm Barium (Ba): non-detect Chromium (Cr): non-detect Antimony (Sb): non-dtect Selenium (Se): non-detect Zinc (zn): 168,600 +/- 1,800 ppm All testing is done with a freshly calibrated XRF…
![Baldwin door handle: 11,400 ppm Lead [For context: 90 is unsafe in items intended for use by children].](https://tamararubin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Baldwin-Door-Handle-2019-Lead-Safe-Mama-3-768x576.jpg)
When tested with an XRF instrument this door handle had the following readings: Lead (Pb): 11,400 +/- 700 ppm Cadmium (Cd): non-detect Mercury (Hg): non-detect Barium (Ba): non-detect Chromium (Cr): non-detect Antimony (Sb): non-dtect Selenium (Se): non-detect Tin (Sn): 2,254 +/- 196 ppm As always, thank you for reading and for sharing my posts. Please…